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F. H.. RICHARDS; PACKING CASE FOR BUTTON FASTENERS.

' No. 354,234. Patented Dec. 14,- 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS, ASSIGNQR TO THE AMERI- CAN BUTTON FASTENER COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONN.

PACKING-CASE FOR BUTTON-FASTENERS.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,234, dated December 14, 1886. Application filed Jul a, 1885. set-in No 170,451. (No modell To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS H. RICHARDS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield,in the county of Hampden,State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button Fastener Packing-Cases, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof,

This invention relates to cases to be used for packing the button-fasteners (and others similar thereto) which are shown in- United States Patent No. 314,68l, dated March 31, 1885, the

object being to provide a case for holding such 1 fasteners in arow, and from which they may be conveniently discharged into the magazine of a button-setting machine. To this end the invention consists in the improvements hcreinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an unfilled packing-case embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same case filled with fasteners such as described. Fig. 3 is an end view of the un-' filled case withoutits end stops. Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view of the filled case. Fig.5 is an end view of the filled case with an end stop in place. of discharging the fasteners from the case into the magazine of a buttonsetting machine. Fig. 7shows two views of the above-mentioned patented button fastener, for the packing of which my improved case is more especially adapted.

5 Similar characters designatelikeparts in all the figures.

In the drawings, the body of the packingcase is shown as being a plain fiat piece of wood, earthenware, or other fragile material,

0 A, Figs. 1 and 2, having a groove, G, adapted to receive a row of the fasteners F. The groove is so shaped as to receive the heads of the fasteners, as shown best in Figs. 4 to 6,

Fig. 6 illustrates the manner which heads are held in place by rib 2,pro jecting over: them, and rib 3 against the opposite end of the heads.

If desired, rib 3n1ay have a lateral rib, 4, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. Sand 4, to more securely hold the fasteners. The use of this second top rib, 4., renders it unnecessary to 56 have the case fit the fasteners so closely as would otherwise be required. Suitable end stops are provided to hold the fasteners from sliding out of groox e G. These steps may be insertible plugs held in-place by friction or otherwise, as at 5, Figs. 2 and 5, or acovcring-strip suitably attached to the case over the ends of groove G, as at 6, Fig. 1. heir plugs are used, these may be made of wood or cork, and when the strip 6 is employed it may 60 be of paper and cemented to the end of the ease; or, if this case is of wood, it may beheld thereto by tacks.

The back of the case B is made weaker or more breakable than the several ribs, so that when the fastener prongs'are inserted into the magazine M, Fig. 6, of a button-setting machine the said back may be readily broken by the fingers of the setting-machine operator, as at B in this figure, and the fragments of the 7 case withdrawn, allowing the fastenersto fall into place ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim The improved button-fastener packing-case herein described, it comprising the body A, grooved, substantially as shown, and provided with inserted end stops, substantially as described, said body being made of earthenware or like fragile material, substantially as set forth.

Witnesses:

C. O. PALMER, R. L. PEoK. 

